2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palatine, IL vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Austin spends 9.7% less per student than Palatine.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Austin than in Palatine. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Austin had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palatine
 Palatine, ILAustin, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,780$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,081$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8054573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Palatine    7 Reviews

No town is perfect. One flaw in Palatine are that it lacks enough updated, healthier food restaurants. A more serious flaw is that the elementary district does not  More

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Over 15 years ago

The correct total Sales Tax Rate for Palatine, Cook County, IL is 9.5%, not  More

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Over 15 years ago

Palatine is a great community for raising a family. Good schools and extremely low crime rate just add to that point. Minutes to Schaumburg and all the shopping and  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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